🔆 Vedic and Associated Literature
📍 Shruti: "That which is heard"; the authoritative religious texts of Hinduism, including the four Vedas and their embedded texts: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads.
📍 Smriti: "Remembered texts"; includes Vedangas, Puranas, epics, Dharmashastras, and Nitishastra.
📍 Vedas: The four ancient Sanskrit texts:
✅ Rig Veda
✅ Yajur Veda
✅ Sama Veda
✅ Atharva Veda
📍 Samhita: A collection of hymns associated with the Vedas.
📍 Brahmanas: Ritualistic texts explaining Vedic sacrifices.
📍 Aranyakas: "Forest books" forming part of the Vedic corpus.
📍 Vedangas: "Limbs of the Veda"; auxiliary texts.
📍 Gayatri Mantra: Verses from the Rig Veda invoking wisdom and enlightenment.
📍 Puranas: Hindu texts containing the history of various dynasties.
📍 Itihasa-Purana: Texts claiming to refer to past events.
📍 Dharmasutras: The earliest Dharmashastras, written in aphoristic style.
📍 Dharma-Shastra: Texts codifying social and ritual duties within the Varna system.
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📍 Shruti: "That which is heard"; the authoritative religious texts of Hinduism, including the four Vedas and their embedded texts: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads.
📍 Smriti: "Remembered texts"; includes Vedangas, Puranas, epics, Dharmashastras, and Nitishastra.
📍 Vedas: The four ancient Sanskrit texts:
✅ Rig Veda
✅ Yajur Veda
✅ Sama Veda
✅ Atharva Veda
📍 Samhita: A collection of hymns associated with the Vedas.
📍 Brahmanas: Ritualistic texts explaining Vedic sacrifices.
📍 Aranyakas: "Forest books" forming part of the Vedic corpus.
📍 Vedangas: "Limbs of the Veda"; auxiliary texts.
📍 Gayatri Mantra: Verses from the Rig Veda invoking wisdom and enlightenment.
📍 Puranas: Hindu texts containing the history of various dynasties.
📍 Itihasa-Purana: Texts claiming to refer to past events.
📍 Dharmasutras: The earliest Dharmashastras, written in aphoristic style.
📍 Dharma-Shastra: Texts codifying social and ritual duties within the Varna system.
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STRATEGY FOR LAST 2 WEEKS
1. Freeze Your Sources - Avoid any new study material at this stage
2. Revision is the key - Give multiple revisions to your existing notes
3. Subject Prioritisation
High Priority:
✓ Economy (Conceptual clarity is the key)
✓ Polity
✓ Geography
✓ Environment
✓ History
4. PYQ Practice - Continue solving previous yr questions daily, if possible in simulated environment
5. Test Strategy - No tests, revise the test already attempted
6. Mindset Management - Stay calm & release exam anxiety.
Trust your preparation & respect your hard work.
You have fought a protracted battle now it’s time to swiftly move towards victory!!
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1. Freeze Your Sources - Avoid any new study material at this stage
2. Revision is the key - Give multiple revisions to your existing notes
3. Subject Prioritisation
High Priority:
✓ Economy (Conceptual clarity is the key)
✓ Polity
✓ Geography
✓ Environment
✓ History
4. PYQ Practice - Continue solving previous yr questions daily, if possible in simulated environment
5. Test Strategy - No tests, revise the test already attempted
6. Mindset Management - Stay calm & release exam anxiety.
Trust your preparation & respect your hard work.
You have fought a protracted battle now it’s time to swiftly move towards victory!!
#upscprep #UPSC #prelims
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